Wear shoes with good soles Have your eyes checked Check on your neighbours Play with grandchildren Stand up often Have blown light bulbs replaced Put away hoses Use a bedside lamp Get some sunlight for Vitamin D Don’t mix medicine and alcohol Join an exercise class Store electrical cords out of the way Stay hydrated - drink water Be careful with pets at night Install grab bars in bathroom Keep stairs clear Choose well-lit paths Sit down to get dressed Ensure your walking stick stopper isn’t worn Maintain a health weight Ensure the floor is dry Take medicine as directed Do gentle exercises Take a mobile phone when out Do some gardening Use hand railings Watch for uneven surfaces Keep your legs strong Eat well to prevent falls Get out of bed slowly - don’t rush Remove rugs Keep the phone nearby Remove or use double- sided tape on rugs Consider personal emergency notification system Wear shoes with good soles Have your eyes checked Check on your neighbours Play with grandchildren Stand up often Have blown light bulbs replaced Put away hoses Use a bedside lamp Get some sunlight for Vitamin D Don’t mix medicine and alcohol Join an exercise class Store electrical cords out of the way Stay hydrated - drink water Be careful with pets at night Install grab bars in bathroom Keep stairs clear Choose well-lit paths Sit down to get dressed Ensure your walking stick stopper isn’t worn Maintain a health weight Ensure the floor is dry Take medicine as directed Do gentle exercises Take a mobile phone when out Do some gardening Use hand railings Watch for uneven surfaces Keep your legs strong Eat well to prevent falls Get out of bed slowly - don’t rush Remove rugs Keep the phone nearby Remove or use double- sided tape on rugs Consider personal emergency notification system
Falls - Call List
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
B-Wear shoes with good soles
B-Have your eyes checked
B-Check on your neighbours
G-Play with grandchildren
G-Stand up often
I-Have blown light bulbs replaced
O-Put away hoses
I-Use a bedside lamp
N-Get some sunlight for Vitamin D
B-Don’t mix medicine and alcohol
G-Join an exercise class
I-Store electrical cords out of the way
N-Stay hydrated - drink water
O-Be careful with pets at night
N-Install grab bars in bathroom
G-Keep stairs clear
O-Choose well-lit paths
B-Sit down to get dressed
I-Ensure your walking stick stopper isn’t worn
N-Maintain a health weight
I-Ensure the floor is dry
B-Take medicine as directed
G-Do gentle exercises
O-Take a mobile phone when out
G-Do some gardening
O-Use hand railings
O-Watch for uneven surfaces
G-Keep your legs strong
N-Eat well to prevent falls
B-Get out of bed slowly - don’t rush
I-Remove rugs
I-Keep the phone nearby
O-Remove or use double-sided tape on rugs
N-Consider personal emergency notification system